St. Landry democrat., 1887-01-29

vulpine face sat in a rocking chair. 1t
seemed to be the only seat in the room
and he smoked large-bowled pipe.
He was in his shirt sleeves and swaved
gently to and fro, and seemed to be
consulting huge volume in his lap. I
sat up in haste, to find myself on 4
table of boards, supported by trestles.
| The sheet that covered me was all had
on. The boards creaked as I sat I'D.
and the young man looked suddenly
towards me, then sprang to his feet.
letting the huge volume fall to the
floor.
CHOW look hero;?' he cried. What
the old Harry do YOU mean by such
! conduct as tits
"What do l mean?' I said. What
do You mean by having me here?'
"Ihat is what mean said the man
in his shirtsleeves, waving his hand to-
wards bog of surgical Instruments
can operation?' I asked.
can operation?' We'll, yes; and after
the operation is over there will be moth
ing left of you but bones. You are
mine-1 won't say body and soul, but
body at least. | bought you. You are
to be dissected, and mig ht as well tell
you now as later that [ don't like
body to act as you are doing. don't
like it, say; and [ amt used to it. | |
never had it happen before, so lie down
and keep quiet will be ready for YOU
IN moment, [ am looking up some
authorities on the subject now
but see here | said. You're iok-
ing. I'm not going to stand any more
OF this. I'm going away
"Id like to see YOU said the stu
dent. The door is locked, and it is
six stories down from the window.
Now don't interrupt me. lam reading
up this work on anatomy, and a fellow
can't give his mind to o serious subject
like this with a corpse making a fuss
right along side of him. You are
dead, so lie down and keep quiet
He resumed his pipe and his book
and his rocking-chair.
"'1ou don't mean to saw I cried
out, that you are going to murder !
me?'
''He smiled, pulled away at his pipe, .
and waved his hand at me to lie down, ,
Instead of that, I arose cautiously and !
sprung at his throat, upsetting rocking '
hair, book and all. Although had t
nm down, it was not for long. | was i
90 weak to make a struggle, and he j
fitted me up and placed me on the Il
boards again. He picked up his pipe, il
tut his hands in his pockets and came t
yer and looked at me- c
"'You are fine, lively specimen fl
e said; but you are laboring under Il
reat mistake. You think you are alive. o
Veil, you're not. You're dead, and o
ave been dead for several days. The Il
oroners jury sat on you. Perhaps YOU fl
ont know that W
Il shook my head tt
"'Well, they sat all the same Yer II
let, died of prostration, or nervous d,
rostration, or something like that
.; sunstroke, I think itwas Now YOU tn
'e dead, physically and officially. The lu
ate Of New York has pronounced YOU tp
stunct. You have petered. Now | put W
to you as reasonable man if YOU be
INK you are acting as respectable Ell
daver should act. You are irving to te
axe out that the State of New York re
n be wrong officially, and, besides, pl
u are trying to get away with the in
'dy that | have bought and paid for
d can assure you l have not got too tri
lch cash. 1don't buy bodies for amuse- sp
ant or to have them walk away, either. fire
}, sir q
'"How much did you pay for me?' ly
1ed. on
''Well, you came high, besides the Co
nging of you upstairs. You cost me diff
D and 81 carriage VIII
'All right. Twill give you 800 for AM
self think my body is more use ho]
me than it can be to you ha:
The student sat down in his rocking of
tir, threw one leg over the other and les
ID me critically wa
"See here, he said; you are wealthy, VIII
mt you?' has
Il have about $4,000 I answered tiol
y foolishly. his
chow is your property fxed?' En-
sit is in the Knickerbocker-Ma nhat- it is
Bank. Mo
All right. I will tell you just what bee
viii cost You make me out check flo,
$4,000 and you can have yourself. Con-
know you are legally and officially
d.
otherwise suppose you will MUIR te
me?' cen
'Call 1t what you like, he answered hea
ntly. 1 am not particular as to the per
rs used by a corpse thre